pension reform

Introducing a flat-rate state pension of around £140 per week will cut the number of pensioners living below the poverty line, the Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) said.

The Treasury will publish accounts drawn up in the same way as those of listed companies for the first time this week, and include pension liabilities on the balance sheet, as part of the Office for Budget Responsibility's (OBR) assessment of public finances....

The Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) has launched an inquiry into auto-enrolment and the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST).

The Labour opposition should have come up with a solution to help women disproportionately hit by the rise in the state pension age (SPA) to 66 by 2020, pensions minister Steve Webb said.

The government has so far resisted offering amendments to the Pensions Bill which would ease the lot of half a million women who will have to wait up to an extra two years for their state pension under current plans.

As 750,000 unionists and sympathisers descended on Westminster this afternoon, we sent pensions correspondent Rachel Dalton down to Parliament Square to see what workers themselves have to say.

Tomorrow, thousands of public sector workers will strike over proposed reforms to their pensions. But just how do they compare to private sector provision?

Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has reassured the public it will do all it can to maintain normal services during tomorrow's strike action.

Introducing a flat-rate state pension of £140 per week by 2016 will make five million pensioners worse off, the Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) said.

The prime minister will today wade into the debate over public sector pension reform, urging unions to call off strikes planned for Thursday.